Fluosol-DA was compared to blood as a pump prime for total cardiopulmonary bypass in the pig animal model. Nineteen pigs weighing between 14 and 22 kg were studied, nine with blood and ten with… (More)

Cardiopulmonary bypass using a nonpulsatile pumping system and a bubble oxygenator was employed for one hour followed by one hour of recovery in nine pigs using Fluosol as the priming agent for the… (More)

The isolated, in situ pig heart model was used to determine if Fluosol could support myocardial function during cardiopulmonary bypass. Fourteen pigs were utilized; 7 underwent studies of myocardial… (More)

A study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of acute occlusion of a coronary artery during cardioplegic arrest on myocardial preservation and to elucidate the influence of reestablishment of flow… (More)